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In a desperate move to save a relationship, a woman has extensive plastic surgery.
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A tale of love and plastic surgery, Kim Ki-Duk's haunting film is both wryly comic and disturbing.

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Jeff Shannon Seattle Times A pathological case study disguised as a romantic melodrama. Rated: 3/4 Aug 24, 2007 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe This is powerful stuff, so why does the movie feel less convincing the longer it goes on? There are two ways to tell this story -- coolly distanced or melodramatically hot -- but [director] Kim combines both approaches, and the mixture doesn't congeal. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 3, 2007 Full Review Andrew Sarris Observer Time is well worth your time as a moviegoer. Jul 25, 2007 Full Review Carlos Bonfil La Jornada [Time] ventures forcefully into black parody terrain by displaying the whims and narcissisms of the youth in South Korea... [Full review in Spanish] Aug 28, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's worth noting that even though the plot is daffy, cosmetic surgery is very popular in South Korea Rated: B- Jul 9, 2016 Full Review Daniel Kasman d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews Rated: D+ Mar 21, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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jack c I totally forgot I saw this movie, and yet from the review I wrote in 2007 I seemed to like it! (I blame more-so the smorgasbord of rich films that year, if this had been a weaker year it would've stood out) http://film-forward.com/history/time.html Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review simon d Another in a long list of very good Korean films. This is a clever story in the disguise of a love story but is probably a social satire on the rise of plastic surgery. In a world where original films are so rare, films like this deserve to be praised. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Too melodramatic and crazy for me. The woman is just plain crazy (so is the guy if he's attracted to that, and doesn't want to leave after any of her moments of crazy). The movie feels like an indictment of South Korean culture and how they apparently over embrace plastic surgery. The movie was interesting, though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This one is heady in all the right ways. I've had the honor of catching a bunch of Kim Ki-duk's work, and "Time" stands close to his bigger 'hit' films. "Time" is culturally relevant (to S. Korea), as seems to be the case with many of Ki-duk's movies, and is filled with twists and deep characters that one would come to expect from a Ki-duk film. His films are always thought provoking (if a bit confusing sometimes), and "Time" is no exception. The whole movie is great, and its crescendo is one worth studying. "Time" is Arpke Approved at 4 out of 5 stars. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Dull. Had great potential as an expose on the superficiality of cosmetic surgery, and modern life in general, but falls well short of being profound, or even interesting. Basically just drifts, and drifts, and drifts, and ultimately goes nowhere. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member ?????? ????. ???????? ???? ??????????? ??? 2-3 ??????????? ??? ??????? ??? ????????. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a desperate move to save a relationship, a woman has extensive plastic surgery.
Director
Kim Ki-duk
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.7K
Runtime
1h 37m